What are your teens going to be doing over the summer holidays?

[Titsywoo]

I normally love the holidays but I'm feeling apprehensive this year. DD14 has struggled for many years with friendships and never gets invited anywhere or has invitations accepted by her "friends" outside of school. She's obviously desperate to be out and about hanging out with mates but it just doesn't happen. Normally in the holidays we do days out, see grandparents and we go away a couple of times with my friend and her kids which we have booked again for this year. My friends DD and mine have been very close for years. Unfortunately it appears a lot has changed recently and friends DD seems to have very little interest in my DD anymore which has been very upsetting for her (and has the potential to be very awkward during our holidays!).

So at this point DD can hang around with me and DD2 (who is also desperate to hang out with friends and is likely to be more successful) which will probably be fairly boring for her. We'll do stuff she likes of course but she'd rather be with friends :(

So just thought I'd start this thread to get ideas from everyone else! What are your plans or will your kids be doing their own thing all summer?

[Parsley65]

Summer can be difficult with their friends away on hols at different times.
My Dd has just finished GCSE's and most of her time will be spent on an NCS course.
At 14 she started to volunteer at the local food bank. I thought it would just be for the summer, but (much to my surprise) she loves it and still goes every holiday whenever she can. Maybe suggest something similar that she is interested in?
Good luck!

[Aragog]

DD is 17y.

2 weeks she will be away with us on a family holiday
1 week she is on a university taster week

Some days she will just chill at home - like today, she's tired after a weekend festival so we are sat together watching re-runs of Harry Potter. Every summer she wants us to watch all 8 films over the summer!

We have some days out planned together meeting up with family friends and family.

She will see friends some days too - not loads though as everyone's family holidays appear to be at different times this year.

[azaleanth90]

Sulking. There will also be time for some yelling, tantrums, refusing, and probably also delinquency. Might fit a bit of gaming in if there's time.

[Summersunshine2]

I feel for you op! My ds age 15 has fell out with his group of friends that go out. He has other friends to hang around with in school but doesn't want to go out with them after school as thinks they get into mischief.
He has spent two days already in his bedroom bored. Goes on PS4 but gets bored after awhile.
I feel really sad about it. He really wants to go out.
We used to do loads of stuff together but he is too old to be seen bike riding etc with his mum now! (Which I think is a healthy stage they go through).
He is at a theme park with his dad tomorrow and hopefully meet with his cousin one afternoon next week.
We are away on holiday but I admit I'm a bit worried too this year.
Hopefully as pp said it will get better as they get older.